Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-11-02 | Page 2 | Scientists Study Seagull Habits

SCIENTISTS STUDY -. SEAGULL HABITS BURLINOTON. Vt., Nov. I. The migratory mi-gratory hablta of sea gulls, which year after year have made the Pour Brothers Inlands. In Usks I'hamplaln. their breeding breed-ing place, nlll be studied by a patty of 8clentlats who plan to vlelt tha Islands nest aummer. Professor Harry F. Perkins Per-kins of the University of Vermont, probably prob-ably will head the Inveatieratora. ' Pull and authentlo Information concerning con-cerning the habits of. tha birds la lacking and. In sn affort to clesrsm mini die- I puled points, th scientists proshsa to attach small hands tott less of the young birds to serv a r1aniricatlon marka during th migrating Vaafaon. The taak will not be accomplished without difficulty, aa tha old gulls. are known to reaent atrongly any interference with their offspring, and the Investigators look forward to receiving some severe buffet-Insa buffet-Insa from th outraged psrents. Th plan 1 In line with the Sims of the Nstlonsl Bird Banding association, whose members make a reoord of every bird banded, and send a copy for files to the nesdiuarters of tha aaaoclatlon at Washington. Whenever a bird with a band upon Ita leg la captured by a member of the association, headquarters Is notified, end In this msnner Informstlon relative to th movement of biuU I obtained. . .